SPACE NEWS by Sandra Erwin January 19, 2026
Funding for next phase omitted from 2026 budget amid shifting priorities WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ended an exploratory effort to add smaller, lower-cost navigation satellites to bolster the Global Positioning System, shelving a program that had been identified as a priority.
The effort, known as Resilient GPS, or R-GPS, began in 2024 and funded three industry teams to develop designs and early prototypes for alternative navigation satellites. The Space Force confirmed it does not plan to move forward with deployments or on-orbit demonstrations.
“The initial phase of R-GPS was completed and will inform future decisions related to the future GPS architecture,” a spokesperson for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command said in a statement. Funding for what would have been Phase 1 of the program was not included in the fiscal year 2026 budget “due to higher Department of the Air Force priorities,” the spokesperson said.
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